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Colin Foster
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Software. Tools. Epistemology. Birbs.

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Artisanal. (Art is what, now?)
December 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"I'm taking your car! Whoops, I mean: I'm impounding your narco-car. Give me all your narco-cash while you're at it. And that narco-shirt off your back."
December 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Found these guys but it's a little thin: thegenerall.store

A list for those who still mask (e.g., RMT’s, etc.) would also be good (for us).

We tend to buy in bulk from online retailers (naturamarket.ca, omfoods.com, avril.ca) but also like Raise the Root on Queen (we’re a little further south).
The Generall Store | Shop Small, Discover Local
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December 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Do you know of any online directory of independent stores (e.g., to know to avoid "IGA" because that's just Sobeys, etc.)?

For anyone curious what this Mutual Aid thing is all about, these books are both great:
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?E...
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?E...
www.torontopubliclibrary.ca
December 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
What integrity looks like. "I find myself increasingly uncomfortable with the degree to which political considerations appear to be driving outputs from the tables, or at least the degree to which these outputs are shared in a transparent manner with the public"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Top epidemiologist resigns from Ontario's COVID-19 science table, alleges withholding of 'grim' projections | CBC News
One of Ontario's most vocal epidemiologists has resigned from the province's COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, alleging the group has delayed publication of its pandemic projections for the fall due to...
www.cbc.ca
December 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Getting a virus to “become milder" is so simple:
1.) Let the virus kill a lot of people.
2.) For your surviving population, the virus is now milder.
(-‸ლ)
December 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Ha! I suspected it was a/your cat. Our 16lb bruiser (so tough he sleeps on lego) sounds like a lawnmower when he's purring. :-)

Thanks for the tip!
December 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Ah, we hadn’t actually looked at GameMaker yet, so we’ll give it a whirl today, thanks!

I particularly like the care you’ve put into the interactive sound design (and adding the fun stuff like the dragon purring when scratched :-) ). Feels nicely... textured.
December 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
My kid wanted to learn to make a board-game-type game and I know most engines *could* do something like this but I was curious which one you're using (if you don't mind me asking)?
December 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Ha! This is the kind of question I'd usually be asking you! (I just happened to spot them on a trip a few decades back and wondered the same thing. "Some sort of specialized radio tower?")
November 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
CGP Grey, 11 years ago:
Humans Need Not Apply
Automation: How Humans Became Horses
YouTube video by CGP Grey
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM